Medicinal compound



Patented Apr. 15, 1&24.

WAL'QIjR S. TERHUNE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MEDICINAL COMPOUND.

No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER S. TERHUNE,

M. D., citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and 5 State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Medicinal Compounds, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a medicinal compound more especially designedfor the treatment and elimination of gall stones, and it comprises thefollowing enumerated ingredients in substantially the proportionsspecified:

Iii l Castor oil 1 ounce. Refined olive oil 3 ounces. Tincture of nuxvomica drops. Essence of Wintergreen; drops. Oil of thyme 2 drops.

The recited ingredients are mixed together making a total of fourounces.

The preparation is to be taken on retiring to be followed by a Seidlitzpowder in the morning.

While olive oil has been used in cases of gall stones and is of someefliciency alone, still it is known that often small particles of oliveoil soap formed in the intestine are mistaken for the gall stones andundue credit is given to the oil. I have found that by an admixture ofcastor oil with the olive oil and the addition of the mix vomica anincreasive peristaltic action is secured which greatly assists in thepassage of the gall Application filed June 22, 1923. Serial No. 647,181.

stones into the intestine. The oil of thyme and essence of Wintergreenappear to have a specific action in aiding in the passage of the stonesand also in greatly lessening the pain of such passage and the efiicacyof the mixture of oils and tincture of mu: vomica is greatly increasedby the addition in the relative amounts stated of the oil of thyme andWintergreen. In the compound as thus prepared each ingredient actsconjointly with the others to provide a composition having aspecifically beneficial action for the elimination and passage of thegall stones.

The action of the remedy eliminates all pain in the passing of the hardand soft gall stones and the particles of sand-like substance.

I claim:

1. A remedy for gall stones comprising a body of vegetable oil, carryingoil of thyme, and tincture of mix vomica in medicinal proportions.

2. A remedy for gall stones comprising a 6 body of olive oil and a minorportion of castor oil, carrying oil of thyme, and tincture of nux vomicain quantities afiording medicinal amounts of the same, with properamounts of the oils.

3. A remedy for gall stones comprising a body of olive oil, a minorportion or" castor oil, carrying oil of thyme, oil of Wintergreen, andtincture of nux vomica in quantities affording medicinal amounts of thesame, with 7 proper amounts of the oils.

WALTER S. TERHUNE, M. D.

